Medtronic to buy Covidien for $42.9 billion, rebase in Ireland | Reuters

Medtronic to buy Covidien for $42.9 billion, rebase in Ireland | Reuters.

Startup launches first wearable health record for Google Glass | Reuters

Startup launches ‘first wearable health record’ for Google Glass

Site-Specific Loading at the Fifth Metatarsal Base in Rehabilitative Devices: Implications for Jones Fracture Treatment

A short controlled ankle movement (CAM) walker boot may be a better rehabilitative tool than a rigid post-operative sandal or standard athletic shoe for patients treated for fractures of the fifth metatarsal base, a new study has found. The study involved 20 people with no recent history of foot...

Doctors Play Major Role in ACOs, but Surgeons Largely Left Out

An analysis of four Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) has found that surgeons are largely absent from the executive committees of these organizations. The analysis, published in the journal Health Affairs, included a survey of early Medicare ACOs that were operating in 2012 as well as...

Lift, Drill, Fill and Fix (LDFF): A New Arthroscopic Treatment for Talar Osteochondral Defects

Lift, Drill, Fill and Fix (LDFF): A New Arthroscopic Treatment for Talar Osteochondral Defects

Valeant – Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval Of Jublia® for the Treatment of Onychomycosis

Valeant – Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval Of Jublia® for the Treatment of Onychomycosis.

Smith & Nephew in Play as Device Makers Combine: Real M&A – Bloomberg

Smith & Nephew in Play as Device Makers Combine: Real M&A – Bloomberg.

Podiatry returns as Medi-Cal Benefit – California Healthline

In a floor vote yesterday, the Assembly unanimously agreed to make podiatric services a Medi-Cal benefit.

Debunking the myth that “Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the Doctors” – NYTimes.com

Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s – NYTimes.com.

CPMA Engaged in Epic Battle over MICRA Ballot Initiative

The California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) along with a coalition of health care organizations, community and business groups, local governments and unions is in the midst of a critical battle over a ballot measure that would have what many are calling a catastrophic impact on the state’s...

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